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What 2024 four-star TE Ryner Swanson committing to BYU means for Texas

Ryner Swanson or not, Texas would need a portal tight end after Ja’Tavion Sanders goes to the NFL draft.

Texas tight end target Ryner Swanson chose the BYU Cougars over the Longhorns on Thursday. What was somewhat quiet news compared to the early SEC schedule release stands as a long-term loss for the program.

Without question, should Swanson stick with his commitment to BYU, Texas will have lost an impact player down the road. That said, if you’re hoping to immediately fill a void at tight end left after Ja’Tavion Sanders presumably enters the 2024 NFL draft, you’re probably not going to do that with a freshman.

The plan at tight end next season likely involves developing the current tight end room and finding an impact portal player. The latter will be a difficult task since many great tight ends stay put.

The reality is, you’re not going to be able to replace a player like Ja’Tavion Sanders in 2024. Texas can, however, lean on a receiving corps that could have AD Mitchell, Isaiah Neyor and Johntay Cook leading the unit.

Though Texas faithful should appreciate Sanders’ unique skill set while they can, the Longhorns offense can function without a dynamic tight end going forward. The team will now look to close on other tight end targets as it looks to build its 2024 recruiting class.

4-star TE Ryner Swanson announces college commitment

4-star TE Ryner Swanson announces college commitment

The Oregon Ducks missed out on a blue-chip recruit, with 4-star tight end Ryner Swanson announcing on Thursday morning that he would be committing to the BYU Cougars.

Earlier in his recruitment, it was thought that Swanson would be a Duck, but then a recent visit to BYU earlier this week swung the tide in their direction. Swanson had a final five teams of Oregon, BYU, Texas, Texas A&M, and Utah.

Swanson is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 387 overall player and No. 19 TE in the 2024 class.

The Ducks currently have a pair of TEs already committed in the class, with A.J. Pugliano and Jackson Ford joining the mix early. At the moment, Oregon has the No. 6 recruiting class in the nation.

Ryner Swanson’s Recruiting Profile

4-star TE announces commitment date shortly after Oregon visit

4-star TE announces commitment date shortly after Oregon visit

Sometimes when you’re getting ready to make a big decision and weighing out all of your options, you see something you like and decide to go with it, knowing that it is the right answer for you.

That has to be what Oregon Duck fans are hoping is the case for 4-star TE Ryner Swanson.

After taking a visit to Eugene over the weekend, Swanson has announced that he will be making his commitment announcement on Thursday morning.

The Ducks are among the leaders to land Swanson, along with Texas, Utah, BYU, and Texas A&M.

Swanson is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 387 overall player and No. 19 TE in the 2024 class.

The Ducks currently have a pair of TEs already committed in the class, with A.J. Pugliano and Jackson Ford joining the mix early.

There is currently one Crystal Ball prediction for Swyner to commit to BYU, which was placed earlier this week.

LOOK: Four-star TE Ryner Swanson enjoys official visit to Texas

The 6-foot-4 tight end out of Laguna Beach was impressed with his recent visit to Austin.

Texas continues to be in good standing with four-star tight end Ryner Swanson. Continue reading “LOOK: Four-star TE Ryner Swanson enjoys official visit to Texas”

Texas among top five schools for four-star TE Ryner Swanson

The 6-foot-5 tight end has two official visits lined up.

Four-star tight end Ryner Swanson revealed the top five schools left in his recruitment this week. Continue reading “Texas among top five schools for four-star TE Ryner Swanson”

4-star TE Puts Oregon in his top 5

Top-20 TE prospect, Ryner Swanson, puts the Oregon Ducks in his top five schools.

For the second day in a row, a high-quality tight end prospect placed the Oregon Ducks among their top five schools. On Thursday, it was Ryner Swanson, the 19th-best tight end in the class of 2023, who expressed an interest in Oregon.

The Ducks’ star tight end in 2022 was Terrance Ferguson, but this spring, he went down with an injury that could keep him off the field for a while. Following Ferguson’s injury the Ducks have made multiple TE pickups in the transfer portal such as Kaden Ludwick from Colorado and Casey Kelly from Ole Miss.

In the class of 2024, the No. 1 TE Jaden Reddell has shown a strong interest in the Ducks after putting them in his top five Wednesday. As players, Swanson and Reddell differ. One of Reddell’s biggest strengths is his speed, but one of Swanson’s is his size. Swanson often uses that size to both bring down contested catches and break tackles in the open field.

Swanson is a California native, but the only school in his home state that has extended him an offer is Stanford. Oregon is the only coastal school in his top five, and it is also one of the closer schools to his hometown. If those factors are selling points for Swanson, the Ducks could be closer to the top of that five than the bottom of it.

Ryner Swanson’s Recruiting Profile